Demise of a Friend

EL and I belonged to the alumni of Overseas Christian Fellowship (OCF) (Australia). She studied in Macquarie University but our path did not cross until a couple of years ago eventhough we attend the same church.

I know her husband GL and her brother CKM better than her.

When I first joined Basel Church, I played badminton with her husband GL. GL has a great sense of humour, the happy go lucky type of guy. He was in OCF Melbourne.

As for her brother CKM (he was in OCF Adelaide), before I even touched down in Sabah back from Down Under, I heard of him from our OCF Australia advisor Ps. Merrilyn Teague. She specifically told me to pass a written message she sent by snail mail from Adelaide to Wollongong to give to CKM. When I arrived back in KK, I called CKM and passed him the message. Only later we got to meet each other since we were attending the same church.

On 25 June 2007 both EL and GL with a few other friends were invited to have potbless dinner at Dr. Peter Ong’s house. We had a great time and EL shared her testimony. In spite of all the sufferings she had gone through, she still chose to praise and thank God for everything. I think that speaks a lot about her relationship with God. I do not know if I could do that if I was in her shoes.

After all these times of sufferings, EL was called home to the Lord at 2.45a.m. on 6 December 2008. Her memorial service will be at BCCM KK on 8 December at 9a.m. She left behind her husband GL and two children.

Yesterday Sophie Choo called me and told me when she comes to KK next week, she will prepare the type of outfit to wear to a funeral. When I heard that, there was a voice telling me ‘EL will not be around by then.’ I did not share with Sophie what I heard because this is not the kind of thing one shares with others.

(Another time when someone close was going to have a miscarriage, a voice told me at 3a.m. on the same day before it happened).